Becoming Jane (UK import)

[kannisto]

Received "Becoming Jane" today from Amazon UK. I hope my wife likes it

I took some quick peeks and PQ looks really great, must be 4.5 or 5 stars!

Specs:
Video: VC-1 (High Definition 1080p) OAR (2.35 : 1)
Audio: DTS HD English
Subtitles: Optional English (for the hearing impaired)

Special features listed in the back:
- Commentary with Julian Jarrold, Kevin Hood and Robert Bernstein
- Behind the Scenes
- Regency Dance Featurette
- Hair, Make-up & Costume Design Featurette
- Filming the Cricket Scene
- Filming the Boxing Scenes
- Deleted Scenes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Photo Gallery

Some pics too:

[Xylon]

You already have this?!!!!

[Headhunter]

Originally Posted by Xylon

You already have this?!!!!

I'm surprised too, quite an early release...

[kannisto]

Release date was 10th of September in UK, got mine shipped from there on release day

Copied the entry for this from the import sticky here:

Becoming Jane (UK release)
Amazon UK $32.17 (£15.95)
Sendit.com $33.89 (£16.89)

[Sarang]

Originally Posted by kannisto

Release date was 10th of September in UK, got mine shipped from there on release day

Copied the entry for this from the import sticky here:

Becoming Jane (UK release)
Amazon UK $32.17 (£15.95)
Sendit.com $33.89 (£16.89)

I just can't understand why most HD DVD import's, aside from the Studio Canal releases, seem to lack Lossless audio. With Japanese HD DVD's it seems NONE of them sport Lossless, at least the exclusive stuff, to that market I mean.

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by Sarang

I just can't understand why most HD DVD import's, aside from the Studio Canal releases, seem to lack Lossless audio. With Japanese HD DVD's it seems NONE of them sport Lossless, at least the exclusive stuff, to that market I mean.

There are a couple of Japan exclusive HD DVD releases that have lossless audio: Patlabor (PCM and TrueHD), Patlabor 2 (PCM and TrueHD) and Naqoyqatsi (PCM).

I think lossless audio is more important from marketing point of view in some markets than in others. Even the big Hollywood studios (Warner, Universal, Paramount) are only now starting to use it more constantly.

As for Japan, most consumers in cities don't typically have big home cinema setups as they live in space restricted apartments and audio volume has to be kept in check due to neighbors etc. Lossless audio hasn't really caught on big time as a marketing tool here as far as I can see. Most consumers here wouldn't really get any major benefit from it. I think this may be one reason why there is not so much focus on lossless audio in Japanese releases.

[Clear]

Originally Posted by Xylon

You already have this?!!!!

lol that was my reaction i saw anne hathaway promoting this on conan and leno only like 2-3 weeks ago

[Sarang]

Originally Posted by kannisto

There are a couple of Japan exclusive HD DVD releases that have lossless audio: Patlabor (PCM and TrueHD), Patlabor 2 (PCM and TrueHD) and Naqoyqatsi (PCM).

I think lossless audio is more important from marketing point of view in some markets than in others. Even the big Hollywood studios (Warner, Universal, Paramount) are only now starting to use it more constantly.

As for Japan, most consumers in cities don't typically have big home cinema setups as they live in space restricted apartments and audio volume has to be kept in check due to neighbors etc. Lossless audio hasn't really caught on big time as a marketing tool here as far as I can see. Most consumers here wouldn't really get any major benefit from it. I think this may be one reason why there is not so much focus on lossless audio in Japanese releases.

Ok understood. However what about the Gaijin like me who are interested in getting it in Anime or other Japanese film's, perhaps Horror. I mean I hope when "Fate Stay/Night" FINALLY hits HD disc media it will be with a Lossless track. Btw I would buy it on the spot if Geneon released it on HD so STOP being idiot's Geneon!

[Blu-News.com]

Is this releasing in the us in high def? If not I will def import this.

[GamerGuyX]

Ugh... can't stand those UK HD DVD cases. Not to mention the huge, ugly ratings they use.

[HomeTheatreFreak]

I have this on order myself but I didnt recieve mine yet. My wife is a huge Jane A. fan as I am sure most are. I have already seen this and t was pretty good but not nearly as good as Pride and Prejudice.

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by SpartanJohnson

Is this releasing in the us in high def? If not I will def import this.

I think it's just in a theatrical run in U.S. since 10th of August, so no high-def announcements there yet.

According to IMBD, U.S. distribution is handled by "Miramax Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)". It also says that U.K. distribution is "Buena Vista International (2007) (UK) (theatrical)".

However, the UK HD DVD release seems to be a "BBC Films" and "2 Entertain" release. I'm not sure who exactly would have the high-def disc distribution rights in the U.S. If Miramax, I guess it could be released on BD only.

[kannisto]

Originally Posted by GamerGuyX

Ugh... can't stand those UK HD DVD cases. Not to mention the huge, ugly ratings they use.

I wish they would use thin cases everywhere, I don't like the DVD-thick ones they typically use in U.K. and some other markets as well. They consume too much storage space and don't look as nice.

I don't particularly mind the ratings labels.

[kannisto]

I watched the movie with my wife last night. Storywise it was quite good overall and PQ/AQ was fine/normal throughout.

PQ was very solid and clean and there was hardly any grain even in the darker scenes. Level of sharpness and detail was constantly very good. It seems they used a rather narrow depth of field in many shots, so often only very narrow areas were in sharp focus. The color palette was a bit restrained.

Audio was quite much dialogue driven with a bit of music here and there, not much surround use or audio effects, kind of difficult to evaluate. I didn't notice any problems with it though.

All the extras seem to be in SD resolution, probably just ported from the DVD release as such.

Overall a good disc, no regrets about purchasing it at all

[bookcase]

Originally Posted by GamerGuyX

Ugh... can't stand those UK HD DVD cases. Not to mention the huge, ugly ratings they use.

Is this case not the same size as the HD DVD cases in the US? It looks small, but I can't really tell how thick it is.